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普鲁塔克:希腊罗马名人传·摘录 57
普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》· Plutarch's Lives · 领导 · 健康 · 心性 · 哲学
After Pelopidas's death, his friends, for whom he died, made a funeral for him; the enemies, by whom he had been killed, made one for Marcellus. A noble and happy lot indeed the former, yet there is something higher and greater in the admiration rendered by enemies to the virtue that had been their own obstacle, than in the grateful acknowledgments of friends. Since, in the one case, it is virtue alone that challenges itself the honor; while, in the other, it may be rather men's personal profit and advantage that is the real origin of what they do.
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定位:Excerpt 57 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
佩洛皮达斯死后,他为之而死的朋友们为他举行了葬礼;杀害他的敌人则为马塞勒斯举行了葬礼。前者的命运确实高尚而幸福,但敌人对他们曾视为障碍的美德所表示的钦佩,比朋友们的感激更崇高、更伟大。因为在前一种情况下,纯粹是美德本身赢得了荣誉;而在后一种情况下,人们行动的真正动机可能更多是个人的利益和好处。
上下文
普鲁塔克在《佩洛皮达斯传》与《马塞勒斯传》的对比中,比较两人死后朋友和敌人分别给予的葬礼荣誉。
今日一问
你更看重朋友的感激,还是对手的敬佩?这反映了你追求什么样的价值?
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